Venture capital is about capturing the value between the startup phase and the public company phase. Fred Wilson capitalcapturecompany Change image and share on social
Venture capital is always wanting to go up market. Clayton Christensen capitalmarketventure Change image and share on social
Venture capital is unscalable. Production equals the time each partner has. Bill Gurley capitalequalpartner Change image and share on social
Venture capital today is clustered in just a few locations - Silicon Valley, New York, Boston, and D.C. It's far from efficiently distributed and accessible. Jose Ferreira accessiblebostoncapital Change image and share on social
Venture capitalists are like lemmings jumping on the software bandwagon. Adam Osborne bandwagoncapitalistjump Change image and share on social
Venture capitalists are professional money managers. We are provided capital to invest as long as we can return it to our investors with a strong return in a reasonable amount of time. A strong return is three times cash on cash. A reasonable amount of time is ten years max. Fred Wilson amountcapitalcapitalist share on social
Venture capitalists buy minority positions in young companies they think will grow quickly; buy-out investors buy most or all of companies they think can be turned around by fixing a few basic things. Jose Ferreira basicbuycapitalist Change image and share on social
Venture capitalists certainly create value for themselves, but they also singularly create value for the rest of the world. Jose Ferreira capitalistcreaterest Change image and share on social
Venture funds get beaten up for not investing in important things. Okay, if you want venture funds to invest in important things, then don't penalize or make fun of them when those important things don't work. Bill Maris beatfunfund share on social
